Meet Toby Austin

Head Office

I am currently the Financial Planning & Analysis Manager within the Head Office Finance team, having previously worked in a centre as an AD and then a CD. My role involves looking closely at the company’s budget and analysing various performance targets. I have a background in maths and finance, but didn’t ever plan on this career path – I originally joined the company to work with children! Working in a centre was great experience and I got a lot out of both interacting with families and gaining business management skills.

I love my current role – my day-to-day work involves analysis that (hopefully) provides some insight into the company and influences its strategy. Although it’s a Monday-Friday office-based job, every day at work is different. There is a very unique staff culture that makes it a great place to work, and I never find myself watching the clock.

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Choose your location

Which of the options matches the composite shape created when all the shapes are joined together by the corresponding letters?*

E

C

A

D

B

Identify the sentence that is written in the passive voice:*

The antelope was chased through the wilderness for over half an hour.

The bus narrowly missed hitting another car yesterday morning.

Identify the part of the sentence that contains a superlative adjective:*

The ice-berg was the largest yet recorded by the intrepid explorer.

ice-berg

largest

recorded

intrepid

Which of these numbers is NOT a cube number?*

25

27

64

1000

8

Unscramble the sentence below to identify the extra word:*

Went causing fence the the bolt horses to fireworks off

fence

horses

fireworks

the

Complete the word: _la__d so that it means the same, or nearly the same, as 'joyful'*

placid

elated

glared

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:*

The clarinet player soaked her ---- before the performance.

reed

read

rede

A picture of a skyscraper is drawn using a scale of 1cm : 8m. The height of the skyscraper is 184m. How tall will the skyscraper be in the drawing?*

230cm

18.4cm

23m

23cm

184 cm

Identify the subject of this sentence:*

After the eclipse, the lion bathed himself in the river.

lion

bathed

river

eclipse

Sandra travelled the following distances across six days: 12 miles, 15 miles, 7 miles, 18 miles, 10 miles. What is the range of the distances that she travelled?*

Our educational experts have created this fun quiz for you and your child to try out SATs questions at home. This is a great chance for your child to apply the knowledge and skills they have been building up at school. Can they beat you? We love a bit of friendly competition!

Choose a key stage assessment

Choose your location

Which is the longest amount of time?*

1 hour

10 minutes

80 minutes

35 minutes

Choose the option that must end with a question mark*

Ask me about my favourite part of the film

Tell me which film you would like to watch

The film is due to start in 30 minutes

Can you guess what the film will be about

Which word completes the sentence below?*

We had to stay inside at lunchtime .... it was raining.

that

because

or

if

Here is a train timetable from London to Glasgow via Birmingham. What time does the train arrive in Birmingham on Saturdays?*

12:34

11:57

12:00

Which of these numbers is odd?*

68

27

42

24

Identify the meaning of the root word 'port' in the word family below*

airport - import - portable - transport

bring

sail

carry

lift

What punctuation mark is needed between the words 'towel' and 'suncream'?*

When I go on holiday I need to pack a towel suncream and sunglasses

an apostrophe

a full stop

a question mark

a comma

Six apples cost the same as four pineapples. One pineapple costs 90p.*

How much does one apple cost?

£1.00

£0.80

£0.60

What time does the clock show?*

ten past six

half past two

half past three

quarter past six

What is 35% of 280?*

98

102%

98%

102

Which is the noun in the sentence below?*

The bird sang loudly.

loudly

bird

sang

the

Which sentence below uses past progressive tense?*

Alex found her homework too easy

Before dad went to work, he had a nap

Ross showed me his new car

Rachel was learning a dance for the competition

Ben ate a quarter of a pizza. Which fraction shows the amount he ate?*

1/4

2/4

3/4

4/4

Which verb completes the sentence so that it uses the subjunctive form?*

If I ..... the teacher, I would let the class leave early.

were

am

was

be

Which sentence uses an exclamation mark correctly?*

Do you like swimming!

Can you help me find my shoes!

It has started to rain!

How did you read that so fast!

3.4 + 4.023 = ?*

7.423

7.023

6.423

Which shape is a hexagon?*

A

B

C

D

Which word is the object in the sentence below?*

The girl ate a large pizza at the restaurant.

restaurant

large

girl

pizza

Which sentence is written in the present tense?*

Dad walked the dog.

Dad cleans the kitchen.

Dad went to work.

Dad read a book.

This thermometer shows the temperature in both ̊ C and ̊ F. What is 15 ̊ C in ̊ F?*

These are real questions taken from past papers for you and your child to sample, so you get a feel for what’s expected of them when it comes to sitting the exam.
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Choose your location

What is the size of angle x in the triangle below?*

35 ̊

115 ̊

85 ̊

65 ̊

30 ̊

Identify the part of the sentence that contains the pronoun.*

"Do you

like strawberry

and vanilla ice cream?"

enquired Katie.

Identify which word has the CLOSEST MEANING to belligerent.*

sensible

antagonistic

agreeable

friendly

peaceful

A four-letter word is hidden at the end of one word and the beginning of the next word. Identify the two words that make the hidden word.*

The candle added little to the ambience

The candle

candle added

added little

little to

the ambience

Cara is saving her paper round earnings to buy a new bicycle. She earns £6, seven days a week. The bicycle costs £462, how many weeks will it take her to save enough money to buy the bike?*

11 weeks

9 weeks

8 weeks

12 weeks

10 weeks

Look at the shape on the left. In which drawing on the right is it hidden? (Note: it is the same size and is facing the same direction.)*

A

B

C

D

E

Look at the cube on the left. Which net matches the cube?*

A

B

C

D

E

Jill arrived at school 45 minutes late. Kelly arrived seven minutes early. Jo arrived on time at 8:35a.m. How much later was Jill than Kelly?*

7 minutes

52 minutes

47 minutes

35 minutes

45 minutes

Identify the part of the sentence that contains a relative clause.*

On Saturday

the car broke down,

which distressed Viktor

as he was late for the match.

One word, which is in capitals, has had three consecutive letters taken out. These three letters on their own will make one correctly spelt word, without changing the order. Identify the three-letter word that completes the word with the missing letters.*

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Choose a school year

Choose your location

Which word best completes this sentence?*

The dog sat on the ......

chat

mat

twist

Which of these letters is a vowel?*

h

e

s

t

Spell the missing word:*

I talked to my friend on the ..... last night

phone

phoan

foan

fone

Find the preposition in this sentence:*

The train went through a tunnel

The

train

went

through

tunnel

Which word does not belong?*

share

fort

wear

repair

Match the verbs to the correct tenses:*

Wriggled / will succeed / beam

Past / future / present

Past / present / future

Present / future / past

Future / past / present

Which of these is NOT a plot feature?*

Climax

Metaphor

Conclusion

Rising action

We ..... we were going in the right direction.*

assumeed

ussumed

assumed

asumed

Which tense is this sentence in?*

We will have finished dinner at 9pm.

Past

Conditional

Future perfect

Present

Which letter do you need to complete the word: c_t*

e

o

a

One fox, two ......?*

foxx

foxs

foxes

Which word is not a type of food?*

rice

apple

flour

brick

peanut

Which of these statements is a fact?*

Raindrops can be between 0.1 to 9mm wide

I absolutely loathe the rain!

Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?*

Davids trouser’s are red.

Davids' trousers are red

David’s trousers are red.

Identify the modal verb in this sentence:*

I should not have eaten all that chocolate last night.

should

have

eaten

last

Which word is the synonym for 'see'?*

View

Castle

Sand

Ocean

Which of these is NOT an auxiliary verb?*

Listen

Have

Do

Be

Which of these spellings does NOT need correcting?*

Dentest

Budgit

Cafateria

Smudge

How many phonic sounds make up this word?*

5

4

3

Chose the correct punctuation for this sentence:*

Oops did Jenny fall down

Oops did Jenny fall down!

Oops, did Jenny fall down?

Oops did, Jenny fall down

Which picture matches the sentence best: "I am a busy bee because I work hard."*

A

B

C

Pick the correct spelling:*

I ..... a gigantic fish yesterday!

cawt

caut

caught

cort

Which would be the best title for a factual book about the life cycle of a frog?*

The Invisible Harry

My Bear and Me

Frog and Toad are Friends

From Tadpole to Frog

Complete the sentence with the correct word:*

The panther silently stalked its .....

prey

pray

Which punctuation mark should introduce a list?*

;

-

:

?

!

Match the idiom to the its meaning:*

Flew off the handle

Quick thinking

Felt surprised

Became angry

The consequence of not training for the marathon was an injury mid training. How is the word 'consequence' being used in this sentence?*

Definition

Negative connotation

Neutral connotation

Positive connotation

Which number is one more than 7?*

4

8

6

Which shape comes next in the pattern?*

Square

Triangle

Circle

Complete the following sequence:*

3, 6, ?, 12, 15, ?, ?, 24, ?, 30

7...17, 23...27

9...18, 21...27

10...18, 23...28

A dessert is one scoop of ice cream and some sprinkles. If there are two flavours of ice cream and two types of sprinkles, how many different desserts can you make?*

2

8

4

Find the mode of these numbers:*

4, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 4, 3

4

5

8

7

3

What is the ratio of blue balls to red balls shown in this picture?*

1:4

4:1

1:3

3:1

Which of these values is the largest?*

5/4

1:2

90%

11/12

a³x a² = ?*

a⁵

a²

a⁹

a⁶

Which number is the odd one out?*

73

127

121

29

53

11

Which shape is the largest?*

Square

Star

Circle

Count back three numbers from 78. Which is the correct number?*

75

74

76

Complete the number sentence:*

24 > .....?

24

11

30

Which of these shapes are congruent?*

E and F

C and D

B and F

B and A

Three cakes are shared equally between 10 children. How much cake does each child get?*

2/5

3/10

1/2

6 cubed = .....?

36

216

18

24

Which of the following numbers is a common factor of 18 and 72?*

9

10

8

5

Take a look at the shape on the left. Which pattern makes this shape?*